Pathogenic lower genital tract organisms in HIV-infected and uninfected women, and their association with postpartum infectious morbidity

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 466-469

  Sebitloane, H M ^a   Moodley, J ^a   Esterhuizen, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PUERPERAL INFECTION; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA;

FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PUERPERAL INFECTION; VAGINA;

EID: 79961010031     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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